# Mareca

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mareca
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mareca.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mareca
> Source revision: 1335556262
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

Genus of birds

Mareca Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Tribe: Anatini Genus: Mareca Stephens, 1824 Type species Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Anas (Mareca)

***Mareca*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) or [subgenus](/source/Subgenus) of [ducks](/source/Duck) in the family [Anatidae](/source/Anatidae) that includes the [wigeons](/source/Wigeon).

The genus *Mareca* was introduced by English naturalist [James Francis Stephens](/source/James_Francis_Stephens) in 1824. The [type species](/source/Type_species) is the [Eurasian wigeon](/source/Eurasian_wigeon).[1][2] The name of the genus is from the Portuguese word *Marreco* for a small duck.[3] The species now placed in this genus were formerly placed in the genus *[Anas](/source/Anas)*. A [molecular phylogentic](/source/Molecular_phylogentic) study comparing [mitochondrial DNA](/source/Mitochondrial_DNA) sequences published in 2009 found that the genus *Anas*, as then defined, was not [monophyletic](/source/Monophyletic).[4] Based on the published phylogeny, the genus *Anas* was split into four monophyletic genera with five extant species moved into the resurrected genus *Mareca*.[5]

## Species

The genus *Mareca* contains five [extant](/source/Extant_taxon) species and one [extinct](/source/Extinct) species:[5]

Genus Mareca – Stephens, 1824 – two species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Gadwall Male Female Mareca strepera (Linnaeus, 1758) two subspecies M. s. strepera (Linnaeus, 1758) †M. s. couesi (Streets, 1876) Europe, Asia and central North America Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Falcated duck Male Female Mareca falcata (Georgi, 1775) Eastern Asia Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Eurasian wigeon Male Female Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758) Europe and Asia Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Chiloé wigeon Male Female Mareca sibilatrix (Poeppig, 1829) Southern South America Size: Habitat: Diet: LC American wigeon Male Female Mareca americana (Gmelin, JF, 1789) North of Canada and Alaska and also in the Interior West through Idaho, Colorado, the Dakotas, and Minnesota, as well as eastern Washington and Oregon Size: Habitat: Diet: LC †Amsterdam wigeon Mareca marecula (Olson & Jouventin, 1996) Île Amsterdam in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands Size: Habitat: Diet: EX

## Phylogeny

Cladogram based on the analysis of Gonzalez and colleagues published in 2009.[4]

Mareca American wigeon Chiloé wigeon Eurasian wigeon Falcated teal Gadwall

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Mareca](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mareca).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Stephens, James Francis](/source/James_Francis_Stephens) (1824). [*General zoology, or Systematic natural history, by the late George Shaw*](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19631616). Vol. 12 Part 2. London: Printed for G. Kearsley. p. 130.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Mayr, Ernst](/source/Ernst_Mayr); Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1979). [*Check-list of Birds of the World*](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16109100). Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 460.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Jobling, James A. (2010). [*The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names*](https://archive.org/stream/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling#page/n241/mode/1up). London: Christopher Helm. p. 241. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4081-2501-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4081-2501-4).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gonzalez_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gonzalez_4-1) Gonzalez, J.; Düttmann, H.; Wink, M. (2009). "Phylogenetic relationships based on two mitochondrial genes and hybridization patterns in Anatidae". *Journal of Zoology*. **279** (3): 310–318. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00622.x](https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.2009.00622.x).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ioc_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ioc_5-1) [Gill, Frank](/source/Frank_Gill_(ornithologist)); Donsker, David, eds. (2017). ["Screamers, ducks, geese & swans"](http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/waterfowl/). *World Bird List Version 7.3*. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

v t e Genera of waterfowl and their extinct allies Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Neognathae Superorder: Galloanserae Avemetatarsalia see Avemetatarsalia Theropoda see Theropoda Maniraptora see Maniraptora Anserimorphae see below↓ Anserimorphae Anserimorphae †Conflicto †Gastornis? †Dromornithidae? †Pelagornithidae? †Vegaviidae? †Presbyornithidae Bumbalavis Headonornis? Murgonornis Presbyornis Proherodius Telmabates Teviornis Wilaru †Anachronornithidae Anachronornis Danielsavis? Anseriformes sensu stricto †Agnopterus? †Eonessa †"Headonornis"? †Naranbulagornis †Paakniwatavis †Palaeopapia †Peioa †Petropluvialis? †Proherodius? †Wunketru Anhimae †Chaunoides Anhimidae Anhima †Chainkanas Chauna Anseres Anseranatoidea †Anatalavis? Anseranatidae Anseranas †Anserpica †Eoanseranas Anatoidea †Paranyrocidae Paranyroca Anatidae See below ↓ Anatidae Anatidae †Aldabranas? †Allgoviachen †Ankonetta? †Awengkere †Bambolinetta? †Caerulonettion †Cayaoa? †Chelychelynechen? †Cousteauvia †Eonerornis? †Eutelornis? †Garganornis? †Helonetta? †Heteroanser? †Lavanttalornis †Loxornis? †Mioquerquedula? †Nogusunna? †Notochen †Proanser? †Protomelanitta? †Ptaiochen? †Selenonetta †Sharganetta? †Sinanas? †Tagayanetta †Talpanas? †Teleornis? †Thambetochen? †Wasonaka? †Romainvillinae Paracygnopterus Romainvillia Saintandrea Dendrocygninae Dendrocygna Thalassornis †Dendrocheninae Dendrochen Manuherikia Mionetta Stictonettinae Stictonetta Anserinae †Afrocygnus †Annakacygna Anser †Anserobranta †Asiavis †Bonibernicla Branta Cereopsis †"Chenopis" †Cnemiornis Coscoroba †Cygnavus Cygnus †Cygnopterus †Eremochen †Megalodytes †Paracygnus †Presbychen Tadorninae Alopochen †Australotadorna †Brantadorna Cairina †Centrornis Chloephaga Cyanochen Hymenolaimus †Kaikenia Merganetta †Miotadorna †Nannonetta Neochen Plectropterus †Pleistoanser Radjah Sarkidiornis Tachyeres Tadorna †Tamtamia Anatinae Aix Amazonetta †Anabernicula Asarcornis Biziura Callonetta †Chenoanas? Chenonetta †Dunstanetta †Eoneornis? †Lavadytis Lophonetta Malacorhynchus Marmaronetta Netta Nettapus †Pinpanetta Pteronetta †?Rhodonessa Salvadorina Speculanas Oxyurini Heteronetta Nomonyx Oxyura †Tirarinetta Mergini Bucephala †Camptorhynchus †Chendytes Clangula Histrionicus Lophodytes Melanitta Mergellus Mergus Polysticta †Shiriyanetta Somateria Anatini Anas Mareca †Matanas Sibirionetta Spatula Aythyini Aythya

Taxon identifiers Mareca Wikidata: Q28106682 Wikispecies: Mareca BOLD: 751421 EoL: 47345748 GBIF: 2498314 IRMNG: 1272674 NBN: NHMSYS0021255670 NCBI: 1526411 Open Tree of Life: 3595961 Paleobiology Database: 335672 WoRMS: 1458152

This Anseriformes article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

- [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Anseriformes-stub)
- [t](/source/Template_talk%3AAnseriformes-stub)
- [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Anseriformes-stub)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mareca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mareca) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mareca?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.